September 10th, 2022 at 5:55 PM ^
Somehow, in some weird way, I feel like watching Rudy with my family last week was me playing my small part for this amazing result to happen. I watched we are Marshall about a month ago, and it just all came together. Is this about me? Yes, this is about me. But it’s also about US! What a glorious loss!
September 10th, 2022 at 6:03 PM ^
More importantly, and I hope many readers see this. This was the team that Ryan Day state how y proud he was of his team for beating them at home, at night, but by not beating the spread.
This loss says something equally about OSU, as it does ND.
September 10th, 2022 at 6:06 PM ^
Yes, it says bad things about both. And that is awesome.
September 10th, 2022 at 6:09 PM ^
None of this matters - it will be settled in Columbus in November. Both UM and OSU will be undefeated when they meet
September 10th, 2022 at 6:13 PM ^
42-27 matters until then!
September 10th, 2022 at 8:25 PM ^
What you saw in that press conference from Ryan Day was pure relief, nothing more.
September 10th, 2022 at 5:57 PM ^
Notre Dame losses have warmed my heart since childhood. Thank you, Marshall.
And fuck Notre Dame!!!!!
September 10th, 2022 at 6:16 PM ^
It was a foolish hire. No way did he have the resume for that job. Would have been the equivalent of UM hiring Ron English in 2007. Brady Hoke had a better resume. Happy it's happening to ND. And, they have both Tommy Rees and Ron Pawlus on staff.
September 10th, 2022 at 6:44 PM ^
It was a foolish hire. No way did he have the resume for that job.
Right? This was just as bad as Oklahoma hiring Lincoln Riley and Clemson hiring Dabo Swinney, both of whom did not have a long head coaching resume. And how did that work out for Oklahoma & Clemson? I'll tell you how. B. A. D. Bad. Oklahoma had to hire a new coach last year, and Clemson had to struggle through several years of mediocrity. That's why Notre Dame should have hired a head coach with big long resume, like a Mack Brown. Now that would have been a good hire.
September 10th, 2022 at 8:11 PM ^
Occasionally it works out, obviously. But, on average, promoting young assistants with only a couple years of experience to run a blueblood program isn't a smart move. You're pretty hot because you give a few examples (and I'm not sold on Riley being all that), but how about Bob Davies, Frank Solich, Larry Coker, Rick Neuheisel, Clay Helton, Mark Helfrich, Jimmy Lake, Ron Zook, Ron Jeremy. Why did you forget all the losers?. I'd wager that there's a much better statistical chance of success if a major program like Notre Dame goes out and hires an established head coach.
September 10th, 2022 at 9:11 PM ^
Sorry--which school is the hedgehogs?
September 11th, 2022 at 3:03 AM ^
+1 underrated
September 10th, 2022 at 6:48 PM ^
To be fair, Freeman had pretty much exactly the same resume as Ryan Day.
- Freeman had 6 years as a college coordinator (1 at Purdue, 4 at Cincinnati, 1 at ND) and 5 as a college position coach
- Day had 5 years as a college coordinator (1 at Temple, 2 at BC, 2 at OSU), 3 as a college position coach and 2 as an NFL position coach
- Freeman coordinated a top-20 unit twice (UC #13 yards/play against 2018, #4 2020)
- Day coordinated a top-20 unit twice (OSU #10 yards/play 2017, #11 2018)
September 10th, 2022 at 7:03 PM ^
We still dont know how Day is gonna do as Urban's players start to graduate
September 10th, 2022 at 7:11 PM ^
I think the difference is that Meyer helped with the transition to Day; Kelly bolted from ND as LSU's 5th choice for the HC job and you get a sense that they went with Freeman as much because they didn't have the time or candidates for a thorough interview process as they thought he was ready for the job.
September 10th, 2022 at 8:12 PM ^
And Day was also a bad hire. It takes time for a program packed with talent and tradition in a relatively weak conference, to weaken. But it's happening.
September 11th, 2022 at 1:42 PM ^
Unless you are Rich Rod.
September 10th, 2022 at 10:41 PM ^
One big difference though. Freeman spent all of his career pre-2021 working for Jim Tressel or Jim Tressel assistants (Hazel at Purdue, Fickell at Cincinnati). Then one year under Kelly at ND and then he's the head coach. He didn't have the variety of experience or mentorship. He may work out in the long run but he's got a steep learning curve.
September 10th, 2022 at 5:58 PM ^
FUCK NOTRE DAME!!!
September 10th, 2022 at 5:58 PM ^
Hilarious... Couldn't happen to a more deserving school.
September 10th, 2022 at 9:56 PM ^
I can think of one more deserving school in Columbus
September 10th, 2022 at 5:58 PM ^
He’s much more likable than Kelly, but as always, Fuck Notre Dame.
Lets poach ALL those recruits
September 10th, 2022 at 6:48 PM ^
Marcus Freeman is a Buckeye, so he's not likeable at all to me.
September 10th, 2022 at 7:24 PM ^
Someone just called him handsome for a football coach in the afternoon game thread. A lot of love for a buckeye here. ;)
September 10th, 2022 at 8:35 PM ^
Objectively though… he is handsome. My wife and my buddy’s wife were swooning over him last week, and I really can’t blame them.
September 10th, 2022 at 5:58 PM ^
Love it !!
September 10th, 2022 at 5:59 PM ^
If he keeps it up he might be fired at the end of the season..
September 10th, 2022 at 6:01 PM ^
I dig your gif game
September 10th, 2022 at 6:00 PM ^
Yeah but Ohio state beat a “GREAT” Norte Dame team last week who’ll finish in the top 5. OSU wouldn’t have won that game if their defense “wasn’t completely turned around”. What a frigging joke. Rock Paper Scissors says we beat that OSU ass like a drum in that shithole stadium..
September 10th, 2022 at 6:01 PM ^
1. Georgia
2. Michigan
3-10. Some arrangement of Ohio State, Alabama, etc
September 10th, 2022 at 6:03 PM ^
Texas will show up in the top 8 because they’re all the sudden, a great team. Just to slob Sabans knob.
September 10th, 2022 at 6:05 PM ^
Marshall should be right next to OSU. Beat ND in their building
September 10th, 2022 at 6:27 PM ^
At this point, I couldn't care less about the rankings. The key - this early in the season - is to keep winning and build depth which will really be huge late in the season
September 10th, 2022 at 8:11 PM ^
Last week was an emotional game for ND. I wouldn't have bet that ND would have lost today, but I'm also not surprised after an emotional week.
September 10th, 2022 at 6:00 PM ^
You hate to see it
September 10th, 2022 at 6:00 PM ^
You hate to see it.
September 10th, 2022 at 7:20 PM ^
We hate to see it
September 10th, 2022 at 6:00 PM ^
Cool! Now raid his recruiting class.
September 10th, 2022 at 11:04 PM ^
Everybody else is already doing it. Keely is either going to Alabama or OSU. Bowen will probably flip to Oklahoma
September 12th, 2022 at 9:25 AM ^
Jaiden Ausberry and Preston Zinter are two LB'ers committed to ND who were recruited by UM. Position of need imo. Would love to see us reemerge with either one. As for CJ Carr, meh. I'm comfortable with where we stand with Jadyn Davis.
September 10th, 2022 at 6:00 PM ^
What in the hell happened?
September 10th, 2022 at 6:04 PM ^
ND looked like yakety saks when they had the ball
Marshall’s OL dominated the LOS
Looked like the better team won today
September 10th, 2022 at 6:52 PM ^
Not a coincidence that Elston left.
September 10th, 2022 at 7:28 PM ^
ND's QB was seeing Marshall players whether they are there or not. He was leaving the pocket too much. ND defense was not very good. I have no idea how the held the offense juggernaut OSU to 10 points in the first half last week. It says something about OSU.
September 10th, 2022 at 7:59 PM ^
Wait, is this the cade|JJ thread? I kid, I kid
September 10th, 2022 at 6:01 PM ^
But the players love him!
September 10th, 2022 at 6:13 PM ^
That was ND's biggest mistake. They should have hired a proven coach WITH EXPERIENCE than a coach the players love
September 10th, 2022 at 6:41 PM ^
I want to beat a good, ranked ND team every year. I want them to be very good so that it feels good when we crush them.
I absolutely cringed when ND hired a coach without head coaching experience and without a pedigree with the note that he was the players' choice. Not a good formula for success. A fan favorite or a player's favorite has been a formula for disaster my entire fan life.
September 10th, 2022 at 8:00 PM ^
I want ND to lose every fucking game they play in every fucking sport from now until the end of time